Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 111 · 40 questions

Memory tip (The right trick for the job): Acronym: VIBGYOR for the rainbow colours. First-letter sentence: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower. Rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”. Chunking: 9876543210 as 987 654 3210. Ask: is it a number, a list or one fact? Then choose chunking, an acronym or sentence, or a rhyme.

1. 1.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Every Nani Silly Wet (b) Nani Every Silly Wet (c) Wet Silly Every Nani (d) Every Silly Wet Nani
2. 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
4. 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) ASIAP (b) PAISA (c) AISAP (d) APISA
5. 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
6. 6.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 You want to remember the number 781704371. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 817 043 71 (b) 781 704 371 (c) 781 700 4371 (d) 787 104 371
9. 9.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) an acronym word (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
10. 10.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a long book (c) a kind of pen (d) a memory trick
12. 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 1070243147. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 107 024 33147 (b) 107 043 147 (c) 107 024 3147 (d) 017 024 3147
13. 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, glass, frog, drum, kettle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OGFDK (b) GOFDK (c) GFDKO (d) KDFGO
14. 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) ESWN (c) NESW (d) WSEN
15. 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 652444640593. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6524 4464 053 (b) 6524 4464 00593 (c) 6524 4464 0593 (d) 6542 4464 0593
16. 16.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 993320722861. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9932 0722 861 (b) 9933 2072 28611 (c) 9933 2072 2861 (d) 9933 2072 2681
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, net, cat? (a) Nani Ants Cats (b) Nani Cats Ants (c) Cats Nani Ants (d) Ants Nani Cats
19. 19.🧰 To learn the 8 planets in order, which method suits best? (a) a times-table rhyme (b) date chunks (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
20. 20.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
22. 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 220489090654. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2208 4909 0654 (b) 2204 8909 0654 (c) 2204 8909 064 (d) 2204 8909 06654
23. 23.🔢 You want to remember the number 2900530851. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 290 053 0851 (b) 290 530 851 (c) 290 035 0851 (d) 290 055 30851
24. 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SLFR (c) RSLF (d) SRLF
25. 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECCP (b) ECPC (c) CEPC (d) CPCE
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 713245600226. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7312 4560 0226 (b) 7132 2456 00226 (c) 7132 4560 0226 (d) 7324 5600 226
27. 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: apple, pillow, wallet, ice cream, shoe. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SIWPA (b) APWIS (c) PAWIS (d) PWISA
28. 28.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) chunking
29. 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 7347002968. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 734 700 2968 (b) 734 070 2968 (c) 734 700 296 (d) 773 470 02968
30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 375051126. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 375 505 1126 (b) 375 511 26 (c) 370 551 126 (d) 375 051 126
31. 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
32. 32.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
33. 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
34. 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
35. 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, jeep, kite? (a) Jeeps Kites Uncle (b) Uncle Jeeps Kites (c) Kites Jeeps Uncle (d) Jeeps Uncle Kites
36. 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Green Wise Seven (b) Wise Seven Green (c) Seven Wise Green (d) Wise Green Seven
37. 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: orange, drum, tent, nest. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DTNO (b) DOTN (c) NTDO (d) ODTN
38. 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: kite, tiger, rope? (a) Kites Tea Rani (b) Tea Rani Kites (c) Rani Tea Kites (d) Tea Kites Rani
39. 39.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, wallet, key, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WTKN (b) TWKN (c) WKNT (d) NKWT

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